16 December 2017 — TRNN
US Ambassador Nikki Halley’s speech on alleged Iranian violations was even less convincing than Colin Powell’s fraudulent UN presentation on Iraqi WMDs, says Trita Parsi (inc. transcript) Continue reading
Day: December 16, 2017
Judge Tells Jury: Informing Public May Be Criminal Conspiracy By Jim Naureckas
16 December 2017 — FAIR
Journalist Alexei Wood faces up to 50 years in prison for keeping people abreast and informed of events.
Reporting the news can be punished as criminal conspiracy, federal Judge Lynn Leibovitz told jurors at the so-called J20 trial in Washington, DC, where journalists and protesters alike are being prosecuted for property damage that they didn’t commit during the Donald Trump inauguration.
Is It the Demise of Online Digital Democracy? Selected Articles
15 December 2017 — Global Research
By Julia Conley, December 15, 2017
The nonpartisan First Amendment advocacy group Free Press vowed to take the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to court Thursday after the Republican-controlled panel moved to gut net neutrality protections that prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from charging for and discriminating against content, in a 3-2 vote along party lines.
Cuba: Documents Chart History of Secret Communications
16 December 2017 — National Security Archive
National Security Archive Publishes Major Collection of Records on History of U.S.-Cuba Dialogue
Documents Provide Historical Foundation for Obama-Castro Breakthrough
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No.614
The Fight for Net Neutrality Isn't Over
16 December 2017 — TRNN
The FCC repeal of net neutrality is dangerous, but with court challenges and more grassroots activism on the way, it can still be stopped, says says Craig Aaron of Free Press (inc. transcript) Continue reading
The New Dark Age 